Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Reported Sexual Abuse in Severely Obese Patients in a Population-Based Bariatric Program

• Main Authors: Danielle L. Gabert (Author), Sumit R. Majumdar (Author), Arya M. Sharma (Author), Christian F. Rueda-Clausen (Author), Scott W. Klarenbach (Author), Daniel W. Birch (Author), Shahzeer Karmali (Author), Linda McCargar (Author), Konrad Fassbender (Author), Raj S. Padwal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Sexual abuse may be associated with poorer weight loss outcomes following bariatric treatment. Identifying predictors of abuse would enable focused screening and may increase weight management success. Methods. We analyzed data from 500 consecutively recruited obese subjects from a popul...